The reporter learned from the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, on December 29 that the institute found a group of early Warring States tombs in cooperation with the capital construction of Sanmenxia City. More than 600 tombs have been drilled in the construction area, and more than 170 have been excavated, with the eras of warring states, western Han, eastern Han, Tang, Ming, and Qing.
Archaeological discoveries of the Warring States period tomb arrangement is more orderly and orderly, there is no breaking phenomenon between each other, are rectangular vertical pit tombs, mainly north and east, almost all have burial tools, single upright limb burial, unearthed more exquisite burial products, with high historical and cultural value. At present, the largest size of the tomb found is a heavy coffin, the tomb owner is on his back and straight limbs, female, with the burial utensils for 5 pieces of copper ding, as well as copper plates, copper pots, copper boats, pottery bristles, copper car jurisdiction, jade beads, coal essence, agate charms, sea shells and so on.
(CCTV reporter Tian Yunhua)
Source: CCTV news client